Healthy cardamom flavoured smoothie made with home-made tofu, yogurt and tropical fruits including mango.

My daughter’s birthday cake. Moist and easy to make, this chocolate cake is filled and topped with a delicious cocoa frosting.

Eggless real vanilla ice-cream with crunchy pieces of chocolate-vanilla creme cookies, made without an ice-cream machine.

South Indian festive rice pudding (payasam) made with ghee/ browned butter (ney) , jaggery, coconut pieces, cardamom, cashews and raisins.

Slightly sweet, very soft, no-knead yeasted banana rolls flavoured with cardamom. Adapted from ABin5.

Pavlova with chocolate mascarpone mouse, fresh mango and eggless vanilla creme anglaise. Daring Baker challenge.

German chocolate cupcakes with choice of two frostings, chocolate-coconut frosting or chocolate mascarpone mousse.

Bars with cakey base made from buckwheat and all purpose flours topped with cashew nuts, butterscotch, white and dark chocolate chips.

Apple, tomato and grilled paneer (Indian soft cheese) salad with an orange-mint dressing and toasted walnuts.

Middle Eastern brown lentils and caramelized onion pilaf served with Indian style cucumbers in spiced yogurt.

An Indian cardamom and cashewnut cake, made famous by Indian Irani cafes. This rich cake is made with mava (home-made reduced milk solids).

Made with butter, these muffins are soft with a crunch of toasted almonds in every bite.

Cardamom flavoured pureed and creamy mango with chocolate chip-nut meringues. Perfect dessert for the summer.

Soft and light, these cinnamon flavoured cupcakes are topped with vanilla frosting that’s not too sweet or buttery.

South African deep fried pastry braids, coated in spiced sugar syrup.

Unlike most macarons which are made with powdered almonds, these are made with peanuts and filled with peanut butter and strawberry jam.

A David Lebovitz recipe for Apple Tarte Tatin. A thinner flaky pastry means reduced butter but not taste!

Easy yet delicious brioche with dough from Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes.